Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection

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Overview

The new edition of this leading guide helps students to develop reflective thinking skills, improve their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively.

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations along with plenty of examples and activities develop understanding at each stage. Includes a brand new chapter on employability.

Contributors

Stella Cottrell is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement at the University of East London, UK and was formerly the Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, UK.

She is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide.Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Skills for Success, The Palgrave Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Dissertations & Project Reports.

Table of Contents

IntroductionGlossary AcknowledgementsWhat is Critical Thinking?How Well Do You Think? Develop Your Thinking SkillsWhat`s Their Point? Identifying ArgumentsIs it an Argument? Argument and Non-ArgumentHow Well Do They Say It? Clarity, Consistency and StructureReading Between the Lines: Recognising Underlying Assumptions and Implicit ArgumentsDoes it Add Up? Identifying Flaws in the ArgumentWhere`s the Proof? Finding and Evaluating Sources of EvidenceCritical Reading and Note-Making: Critical Selection, Interpretation and Noting of Source MaterialCritical, Analytical Writing: Critical Thinking When WritingWhere`s the Analysis? Evaluating Critical WritingCritical Reflection Critical Thinking for Your Future Career and Employability Texts for Activities